Friday, October 25, 2013

Prabodh Chandra Dey (1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer. He debuted in the film Tamanna in 1942, and went on to record more than 4000 songs during 1942-2013. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007.

He sang mainly in Hindi and Bengali; he also recorded songs in several other Indian languages. His peak period in Hindi playback singing is from 1953-1976.

Out of his many memorable songs, Madhushala was one of the best of them…Ae Mere Pyare watan song from film Kabuliwala touched everyone !!

Favourite Quote

The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals,The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.It is not a disgrace not to reach for the stars,But it is a disgrace not to have stars to reach for.